AES Names Ned Hall as Executive Vice President and President, AES Wind Generation.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) today announced the appointment of Ned Hall as Executive Vice President and President, AES Wind Generation.

Mr. Hall will lead AES's wind generation business which currently has more than 1,000 MW of wind generation in operation and 5,000 MW of wind projects in various stages of development around the world including Bulgaria, China, France, Greece, Scotland, Turkey and the US.

"Renewable energy is one of the most dynamic areas of our business and accounts for 20 percent of AES's global generation capacity," said Paul Hanrahan, AES President and Chief Executive Officer. "Ned's leadership of our global wind generation business since AES first entered the wind market in 2004 has helped us become one of the fastest growing wind generators in the US. Ned has proven himself to be the right person to lead this business as we continue to aggressively grow our wind energy portfolio not only in the US, but around the world."

Mr. Hall has been with AES since 1988 and is a member of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Board of Directors. Most recently he was Vice President and President, AES Renewable Generation. His previous positions with the company include Managing Director, Business Development and Executive Vice President, AES China Generating Company.

Mr. Hall has a Master of Science degree in finance and operations management from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Tufts University, with a minor in engineering management. (A photo is available upon request.)

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